KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Zach Wrightsil scored 19 points and grabbed 12 rebounds, tournament MVP Myles Burns added 17 points and 17 rebounds, and Loyola (La.) beat Talladega (Ala.) 71-56 for its first NAIA title since 1945. Loyola (37-1), in its second NAIA championship game, won its fourth straight in the season series with
Continue ReadingBy STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo had 25 points and 17 rebounds in his return to action and the Milwaukee Bucks rolled to a 126-98 victory over the Chicago Bulls. Antetokounmpo missed the Bucks’ 138-119 loss at Minnesota on Saturday due to a sore right knee. Milwaukee played without All-Star
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo Baton Rouge, Luisiana (CNN) — Un sistema de tormentas que este lunes trajo 25 tornados a Texas, incluidos dos que pueden haber dañado unas 1.000 casas, generó más tornados este martes a medida que avanzaba hacia el este. Hasta las 7 p.m. de este martes se informaron 18 tornados más, todos en Mississippi,
Continue ReadingBy ALLAN KREDA Associated Press NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Jack Hughes scored twice and the New Jersey Devils broke loose for five second-period goals — four in a six-minute span — to erase an early deficit and defeat the New York Rangers 7-4. Nico Daws made 31 saves for the Devils, who snapped an eight-game
Continue ReadingBy SCOTT CHARLES Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Semyon Varlamov made 24 saves in his first shutout of the season, leading the New York Islanders to a 3-0 victory over the Ottawa Senators. Scott Mayfield, Anders Lee and Zach Parise scored in the third period. Brock Nelson finished with three assists as the Islanders
Continue ReadingBy DENNIS PASSA AP Sports Writer BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Top-ranked Ash Barty has announced her retirement from tennis at the age of 25. Barty revealed the news in an emotional video posted on social media. The announcement comes less than two months after Barty won her home Australian Open to claim her third Grand
Continue ReadingBy DENNIS PASSA AP Sports Writer BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Top-ranked Ash Barty has announced her retirement from tennis at the age of 25. Barty revealed the news in an emotional video posted on social media. The announcement comes less than two months after Barty won her home Australian Open to claim her third Grand
Continue ReadingOCHOPEE, Fla. (AP) — Officials say a tiger mauled a worker at a Florida airboat attraction. The Collier County Sheriff’s Office says the attack occurred Tuesday afternoon at Wooten’s Everglades Airboat Tours in Ochopee. According to Wooten’s website, the attraction includes an animal sanctuary that features two tigers, two lions, otters, turtles, crocodiles and alligators.
Continue ReadingBy BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Trae Young had 45 points and eight assists in his first game at Madison Square Garden since last season’s playoffs, leading a late surge that gave the Atlanta Hawks a 117-111 victory over the New York Knicks. Picking up right where he left off last
Continue ReadingBy BOB SUTTON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Martin Necas and Tony DeAngelo scored to break a power-play drought for the Carolina Hurricanes in a 3-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday night, snapping a season-worst four-game winless streak. Sebastian Aho also scored and Seth Jarvis assisted on two goals for the
Continue ReadingBy BILL WHITEHEAD Associated Press PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (AP) — In his first start since last summer, New York Mets ace Jacob deGrom had some butterflies during his Grapefruit League debut. But he certainly looked healthy. The two-time Cy Young Award winner fired two innings of one-hit ball in New York’s 2-0 victory over
Continue ReadingBy Jenn Selva and Christina Maxouris, CNN The driver responsible for a January crash that left nine people dead — including himself and four children — had alcohol, cocaine and a drug known as PCP in his system, according to an autopsy report from the Clark County, Nevada, coroner’s office. Gary Dean Robinson, 59, was
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story BARRINGTON, Illinois (WBBM) — A juvenile suspect has been charged with shooting multiple students at Barrington High School with a water bead gun as part of a TikTok challenge. One transgender student who was struck along with his boyfriend believes they were targeted in a
Continue ReadingBy DICK SCANLON Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Franz Wagner made three free throws with 12.2 seconds remaining and dunked on an inbounds play for the final points, leading the Orlando Magic to a 94-90 win over the Golden State Warriors. With the Warriors’ loss, the NBA-leading Phoenix Suns (58-14) clinched first place in
Continue ReadingTAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The New York Yankees reached agreements on one-year contracts with 10 of their 11 players eligible for arbitration and exchanged proposed salaries with slugger Aaron Judge, who asked for a raise from $10,175,000 to $21 million and was offered $17 million. New York reached agreements with outfielder Joey Gallo, second baseman
Continue ReadingBy Steve Contorno and Paul LeBlanc, CNN Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis waded into fresh controversy on Tuesday with a proclamation honoring the collegiate swimmer who recently placed second to University of Pennsylvania swimmer Lia Thomas, the first transgender athlete to win an NCAA Division I title. The Republican governor, already embroiled in a fight with
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A Maryland dentist was arrested at his dental practice for allegedly facilitating the death of a young woman who was his former patient, one-time employee, and lover, according to authorities. James Ryan, an oral surgeon with a practice on Observation Drive in
Continue ReadingBy WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Jake Guentzel scored twice in the second period, and the Pittsburgh Penguins breezed past the Columbus Blue Jackets 5-1. Radim Zohorna and Bryan Rust also scored during the second for Pittsburgh. Evgeni Malkin added a power-play goal in the third as the Penguins won their third
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Hughes Click here for updates on this story BOSTON (WBZ) — March 21, or 3-21, is the date for World Down Syndrome Day. It’s also the number that signifies the chromosome that causes Down syndrome. Now, it’s the Boston Marathon bib number that will always be held for a neurodivergent athlete. This year,
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) – El fundador de WikiLeaks, Julian Assange, se casará con su prometida Stella Moris este miércoles en la prisión HMP Belmarsh, según un comunicado del equipo de medios de Wikileaks. “Julian Assange y Stella Moris se casarán en HMP Belmarsh este miércoles rodeados de un puñado de amigos y familiares. Su compromiso
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